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VOL. LVII—NO. 9. LUMBERTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1927 COUNTBT. COB AWB TBUTN. WTABHaaKD t*7t- Pmco WVO CWW NEW TAX COLLECTOR WILL TAKE CHARGE TUESDAY MARCH 15 Sheriff's Office Closed Unfit Then in Order to Get Tax Hooks Ready— (Commissioners Meet Here Tuesday to Turn Hooks Over to Cottector. ASSISTANTS NOT YET NAMED. Former-Sheriff R E. l^ewis, who was named tax collector for Robeson county at a salary of ?'!,K0() per year in a bill that passed the legislature a few days ago, will assume the duties of the newty-crcated office Tuesday, March 15, according to the provisions of the measure. The office of Sheriff R. F. McMil ian wiH be closed Friday and Satur day of this week and Monday of next week in order for the sheriff and his deputies to get the tax books in or der to turn over to Collector Lewis. The county commissioners will come to Lumberton Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock'tb place the books in the hands of Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis has not named his depu ties and will not do so until he gets a copy of the measure creating the of fice and reads all of itsr provisions. He says that he has had a thousand and one people to ask him for one of the places, but he has not indicated whom his assistants will be. The bill provides for two deputies at salaries not to exceed $3,000 per years for the two. Man Arrested With Stolen Car and Girl R. M. Grainger Turned Over to Col umbus Officers to Answer Charge of Larceny of Automobile in Fair Hluff —Arrested Here with Girl He Had Stolen from Bladen County. R. M. Grainer of Barnesville was turned over to Columbus county offi cers Tuesday night to answer a charge of larceny of an automobile from Mr. R. C. Tucker of Fair Bluff about a month ago. Grainger was arrested in the eastern part of town Sunday with the car and Miss Mary Tyson, daugh ter of Mr. Mack Tyson of Duart, Blad en county, whom it is alleged he stole Sunday night. Grainger and the girl were both placed in the Robeson county jail fol lowing their arrest, and the girl's father came for her at once. Grainger remained there until Columbus coun ty officers came for him Tuesday night. The car carried some whiskey and goods which officers think were stolen from a filling station. Grain ger carried a bunch of skeleton keys which would unlock any lock. Grainger has a wife and family at Barnesville, it is understood. Another Shipment Of Poultry Made Today Farmers from AH Over County Take Advantage of Co-operative Shipment and Bring Chickens to Lumberton— Shipment [Slay Be As Large As Last Time. Farmers from ali over Robeson county arc taking advantage of the co-operative shipment of poultry be ing made from Lumberton today and have brought chickens here to in clude in the cariot shipment. At 10 o'clock this morhing parking space was not availabie about the S. A. L. freight station, and people In ought chickens in boxes of all sixes and descriptions from automobiles, buggies and wagons parked in that section of town. At that time 155 en tries had been made, which number is not iptite half of the total entries at the record-breaking shipment made from here on February 17. Vehicles of all kinds continued to bring in chick ens, and indications were that the shipment might be as large as the one three weeks ago. Miss Hammonds a Sister of Mrs. A. 1*. Rage. Miss Cora Lee Hammonds, who was injured in an automobile wreck near Durham Sunday, mention of which was ntadc in the last issue of The Robcsonian. is a sister of Mrs. A 1'. Page of Lumberton, it has been learned since the dispatch was pub lished in the Robcsonian Monday. Miss Hammonds was graduated as a nurse from the Rocky Mount sanator ium on Sunday, February 27. Before the burning of the Thompson hospital M:'ss Hammonds was in training here. Wort) has been received by Mrs. Page that Miss Hammonds' condition is im proved. (Jodies of t'ront t'agc Space. Cock f'ghting, we atfow, is highly reprehensibtc. Hut how cisc conic) Rtactcn county have got a hundred thousand dotiars',worth of front-page space, more or iess?—Greensboro Daity News. We Are Setting ttres on t att Terms, with Approved Security. FULLER S SERVICE STATION Lumberton, N. U. ( Commissioners Renew Notes For $126,500 Arranging Finance and Adjusting Tax Complaints Take Up Must of Time of Commissioners at Regular Meeting. Arranging financial matters and adjusting tax compiaints took up most of the time of the county com missioners, meeting in regular ses sion here Monday, and their meet ng was featured by a total of $125,500 in notes being renewed. Four notes in the sum of $25,000 each, dated March 15, 1925, were re newed for a period of six months at the interest rate of 4.59 per cent per annum, and ti e interest on the notes until Mar. 15 of this year was ordered ! paid. A note in the sum of $11,500 due March 10 to the National Bank of Lumberton was renewed for 60 days. Notes for $5,000 and $10,000, respec- j tively, were renewed at the Planters Bank & Trust Co. for 60 days each. T1 e sum of $4,248.52 now in the chain gang emergency fund was or dered transferred to the general county fund. J. B. McNeiil was rebated on taxes !n the amount of $6.78, the McNair Investment Co. was rebated $144.76 for taxes paid on land in Hoke coun ty, W. R. McNeiil was rebated on $9000, Okey Stephens was rebated on $8550, and charges against Miss Hadie Smith were cancelled, it ap It was ordered that the county pay pearing that the latter had been paid, the expenses of Confederate veterans recommended by Gen. G. H. Hail and j Rev. F. A. Prevatt to the reunion at Tampa, Fia. Mrs. Flora J. Connelly and sisters were given a special ailowance for one months in the amount of $18.75. E. C. Perry was recommended to the State register of vital statistics as registrar of vita! statistics in Ren nert township, to replace C. W. Wat son, deceased. It was ordered that Miss Elizabeth Frye purchase pedestals and straps to be used in the burial of paupers in the county. W. W. Smith was appointed rural policeman for 30 days. The regular pauper list was allow ed Monthly reports of Dr. E. R. Har din, coutfty health officer; Miss Eliz beth Frye, county welfare officer; Miss Flora Lee Carl, home demonstra tion agent; the Planters Bank & j Trust Co., county treasurer, and Lil lian M. Debman, colored home dem onstration agent, were filed. MOAIER PAIT BOUND OVER FOR AUTO THEFT Arrested in Roseboro for Stealing Car from Lumberton Man in August. Homer Pait of Biadenboro was ar- j rested in Roseboro Monday and brought to Lumberton by Rural Po liceman It. C. Cox to answer a charge of larceny of an automobile from Ed McMiilan of Lumberton. Pait rented a Ford touring car from McMillan to go to his home in Biad enboro in the month of August. He did not return with the car, and it was recovered abondoned between Hope Mills and Rabford shortly be fore Christmas. Pait was not appre hended, however, until a few days ago. A preliminary hearing was given before Assistant Recorder F. D. Hack ett here Wednesday morning, and Pait was bound over to Superior court under a $500 bond, in default of which he is now in the Robeson coun ty jail. MR. WATSON HAD TWO HALF SISTERS It has been called to the attention of The ltobcsonian that in the report given it Monday of the death and funeral of Mr C. W. Watson of Ren nert, the names of Mesdames Sandy l'arham of Parkton and Malcolm Mc Iver of Maxton, two half sisters, were inadvertently omitted. In addition to those mentioned in Monday's Robcsonian who attended the funeral from Lumberton was Edna Eari Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Fisher. STILL AND BEER CAITURED Rura! Poiicqman McRainey of Park ton captured a 50-gallon liquor still and 1 barrels of beer in McLean's branch, near St. Pauls, Tuesday. No operators were at the scene, and no arrests have been made in connection with the rajd. Cotton Market Middling cotton is selling on the lo re] market today at 13 cents the pound. Mrs. C. 11. Durham is spending the week at the home of her mother in Statesville. Air. C. W. Jones of St. Pauls was a Lumberton visitor Alonday. ) SLXMAY SERVICES A!! who read this are invited to I come to the First Baptist church ! [ Sunday morn ng and hear a ser- j I mon o!) "Why Peop!e Faii—and I ! the Retnedy". The pastor's subject in the even- i i"g wiii be "What Is the Kingdom o) God?" Where is it? Who beiong to it? How do we enter it? } The church opens its doors and j says "COME." i - ' )'! Chc^k Flasher Works Lumberton Merchants Man Deposits Forged Checks at Hed Springs, Shows Deposit Stip Here and Gets Checks Off on 2 Mer chants—Gave Name as J. ft. Davis of Maxton R. F. D. f A man who gave his name as J- It Davis and his address as Maxton. R 1, gave two worthless cheeks to Lum berton merchants Tuesday and made good his escape before he couid he caught. Davis came to Lumberton with a deposit siip from the Carolina Bank, Red Springs, showing that he had on deposit at that bank $101. He tried to give several merchants checks on the bank, it is stated, and finally gave Weinstein & Schaeman a check for $5 and Efird's department store one for $16. Mr O. C. Duncan, manager at Efird's, suspected that something was wrong with the check given that store and called up the bank at Red Springs to find out about the man. The bank had not then credited its deposits and informed Mr. Duncan that it did not have a deposit there either on sav ings or on checking account to such a name and that it did not know Davis. Mr. Duncan, Mr. L. W. Wicker of the firm of Kirkman & Wicker, which had taken a worthless check for $12.80 from a man by the same name last September, and others went to Red Springs and Maxton in search of Da vis but were unable to find any trace of him. At the Carolina Bank,. Red Springs, they found that Davis had deposited a check forged on H. A. Page Jr. and one signed by the Orr Machine Co., Clio, S. C., made to him self—-the two amounting to $101. An investigation was made, and it was discovered that there was no such firm in existence as the Orr Machine Co. at Clio. Pender's store at Maxton calied up Mr. Duncan yesterday afternoon and stated that that store had been work ed by the same man for a big bill. ST. PAUL NEWS Grammar School Closed On Account of Epidemic of Measies and W hoop ing Cough—Interested in Routing . Road—Social and Personal. (By Bessie G. Johnson) St. Paul, Mar. 10—The -local grammur school closed Monday for 2 weeks on account of an epidemic of measles and whooping cough. The oth er schools continue. Born, Friday afternoon, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Odum, a 7 1-2-lb. girl. Con gratulations. Mr. Sandy Brisson, who now resid es among relatives at Grey's Creek, returned home last Saturday after noon following several days' visit in the home of Mr. G. T. Fisher and fam ily, Armfield street. Mr. Brisson is another of The Robesonian's faithful subscribers and speaks very highly of its columns. Miss Cora Odum, who attended the delightful meeting of the W. M. union in Wilmington the past week, as del egate from Great Marsh Baptist church, returned home last Friday af ternoon, reporting a very nice trip. Mr. and Mrs. Aibert Guiton of Whiteville visited during a previous week-end in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guiton, East Broad street. Mrs. Guiton is remem bered here as Miss Martha Cameron. Master John 8. Butler Jr., is among the victims of measles the past fen days. Mrs. F. 8. Livingston, formerly Miss Gladys McDonald, went to Charlotte last Saturday morning for a week end visit. Mr. and i^ys. L. T. Britt and chil dren came over from Wendell for a brief visit among local relatives and friends Monday, returning home Tues day afternoon. Mr. W. F. McDonald, who was con fined to his home severai days on ac count of an attack of neuritis, was reported improved first of the week, being able to be out a short while Monday at his place of business, hav. ing recently opened a beef market in the rear of the building where a gro cery business is conducted by his son in-law, Mr. Harvey Barnhill, who some time ago purchased the stock of groceries owned by Mr. W. < . Ellis, as previously noted. Dr. and Mrs. D D. King and Tamlly of Eumbcrton visited Sunday in the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary C. King. here. Mr. D. A. McQueen of Jacksonviiie. Fia., spent Titursday an<] Friday in thciiomeofhis father-in-iaw, Mr. (!. T. Fisher, going from here t(, Red Springs for a brief visit among his peopie white enrot.te home, his broth er, Mr. Maicoim McQueen of that piace coming over for hint as soon as tite snow cteared sonie^ what. Mrs. L. J. Aioore returned tast Sat urday from Witmiugton, where she went as detegate from the tocat Bap tist Woman's Missionary society to the W. M. U; in session there. Mrs. Stanicy Harris of Hertford, who has been on a visit to her parents. Air. and Airs. Chas. Terry, at Wendett, was expected here yesterday for a visit to her sister, Mrs. L. S. Britt, be ing very pieasantiy remembered among friends iocaity aa? Miss Beth Terry of ouy town. 3irt. Terry it v.no LOCAL LEOSLAHON FOR ROBESON CO Demonstration, Health and Welfare Work Left to Vote of 1'eopls—Fees Limited for Lending Sinktng Fund Monies—Districts Made t nit forj Hoad Work. KO (WAKCE !K ELEtilDK OF t (H KTY COMMISSIOKFIRS: Local legislation for Robeson coun- ; ty, passed by the legislature which adjourned Tuesday night, except the bi!! providing for a tax coliector, men- j tinned elsewhere in this issue, was as ! foiiows: O' Bond fssucs. Bill authorizing county bottd issues of SHJO.OOO and $550,0b<). Ti.e issue of 3100,000 is to fund the ftouting in- j debtedness, amounting to $00,000, of j the county read board The $550,- i 000 issue mereiy authorizes the bat-' ance of the $1,000,000 .ssue for pav ing certain roads voted by the county commissioners two years ago, in order ^ to complete that program by paving ] the highways irom Lumberton to t Fairmont and from Lumberton to Red ! Springs. The smatter amount is to I refund indebtedness atready made and ! the larger amount is to carry out ob )igat:ons atready made, a part of the i paving program which inctuded atso [ the react to Rowland, which already has been paved. Another bill prohibits any further; ssue of county Ponds without vote of ! the peopte. t Vote on Certain Officers. Bitt providing that at the next gen-1 era) ctection the people of Robeson j shatt vote on whether to retain the : offices of home and farm demonstra- ; tion agents, county heatth officer and nurse, and count^ welfare super- j intendent. This was a compromise measure in iieu of tne proposed bill ! to abolish these offices. Each off ce j will be voted on separately. Limits Fees. Bill to limit the tees that may be ! charged for lending the county sink- I ing fund monies. The minimum fee! that may be charged under this law ] for drawing abstract and other ser vices is $15 and the maxt mum fee is $50. There has been considerable complaint about the fees charged for j lending the county's money, and this; law makes the charges entirely rea sonable. ] Road District Lnits. The road work of the county is di- j vided into districts instead of having^ the township the emit, as heretofore. Each of the five districts into which the county is divided for the purposei of choosing road commissioners is made a unit for road work Under the new law, and some of the township) [supervisors may be dispensed with. Hiring Convicts. Bill to allow the county road board to hire the county chain gang to the ! State highway commission when not' needed on county roads. Some Bills Killed. Some bills that were passed by the j senate but were killed in the house : were: , To elect the entire board of five county commissioners every two years, instead of electing only part of the board every two years, thereby keeping on the board at aii times at least two members who have had some experience in the county's business. This biii passed : the senate but was killed in the house. To allow recorders 50 cents of the cost fees collected in. every case of conviction, passed by senate but kill- i ed in the house. This bill was recall-i ed in the house by Representative W i M. Oliver after it had passed third j reading, and was tabled. Mr. Ol'vcr received numerous telegrams urging him to let the hiR go throt)^h, but he was advised that it was unconstitu tional, and he did not like the bill anyway. On the very last day of the i session the Supreme court handed j down a decision wherein it was held that a convict'on for crime was not, valid where the person before whom ! he was tried had any pecuniary inter est in his conviction. No change was made in the county game law except as it may confiict! with the State-wide game law. To Honor Dr. B F. McMillan. A special leature of the regular monthly meeting of the Robeson Med icai society this evening will be the presentation hy the society of a silver loving cup to Dr. B. F. McMillan of Rod Springs, an honored member of the society who has been practicing medicine in Robeson for 15 years The meeting wiil be hold at the home of Dr. and Mrs. 11. M. Baker, who will en ter t a i n me tnt)o t s a ttd v i s itor s a t din ne t* at 7:15, after which papers wil) be toad by Dr if. A. Royster of Raleigh tool Dr. Heath Ncsbit of Charlotte. thought would possibly accompany her on this trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Watts of Wil mington arrived Tuesday morning for a visit to relatives. Mrs. Watts, who (Continued on page 3.) IF YOFR WATCH !S OK THE Bt M. SEE tS At) work guaranteed to be first class MOORES G!ET SHOP Chestnut Street, Phone 451. At Least 2,000 Persons Lost Their Lives !n Earthquake in Japan Numerous Viitages Destroyed in 3 Minute Quake and Fire Foilowing Quickty Added to the loss in Liven and Property. Tokyo, Marc!) 8.— (Ai')—At ieast 2.000 persons iost their iives in the three-tninute earthquake which rock ed (entrai Japan iust evening. !Ji00 a!o))e bcittg kiiied in the town of Mincyama. Numerous vitiates in the Mineyama district were <)estroyed, white fire i which canic ciosc on the heeis of the quake accounted for a great number of easuaities, which, it is expected, wi!i reach severai thousand in burn-; cd ami injured. Report of ( asuaities. liontc office advices from the pre fecture of Kyoto reported the foitow ing easuaities: Mineyama, 1,000 kiiied, 1,000 hous es destroyed; Iwataka, 100 kiiied, 500 houses destroyed; ishikawa, 20 kiiied, 3! injured, 402 houses burned; Ichiba, 20 kiiied, 358 houses bu)*ned. The official advices aiso indicated that numerous other viiiages had been iaid waste and that at ieast 500 persons had been-kiiied at various piaees in the same district. The Kyoto prefecturai governor ai. so reported that 00 persons had been kiiied and 80 houses destroyed at Yamada, that severai other viiiages were beiicved virtuaiiy destroyed and that the easuaities in them were not known because corpmunication had been cut oft. Official Reiief. Reiief measures are being taken by the government, 250 police and other reiief workers being sent from Kyoto to aid the inhabitants of the stricken district. Army airpianes aiso were sent out from Kyoto to investigate the extent of the devasted area. Various reports of the casualties and damage caused by the quake were stiti ntost specuiative because of the interruption of communication. It may be days before accurate figures cah be obtained. The shock, which at first was hori zontal became perpendicuiar before it subsided, and apparentiy extended over a wider district than the quakes which arc of frequent occurrence in Japan. Houses coiiapscd, tiies feii and fires broke out aimost immediately, these three causes accounting for vir tuaiiy ai! of the casualties. , Not Fuiiy Keaitzcd. A majority of the inhabitants of Tokyo feit the shock, but it was no worse than others which have been of no importance. Consequently, for some time there was a tendency to minimize the importance of the quake and it was not untii this morning that the fuii realization came of how scr ious the tremors had been. The Aahai Shimbun sent an air piane over the stricken region, the aviator reporting he had sighted 20 or 30 viiiages which apparentiy were devastated. The paper estimated that of the 5,000 population in Mineyama, at ieast 1,000 wc^e kiiied, white the reiief headquarters at Miyazu, on the sea of Japan, reported that haif of the popuiation of Mincyama had been either kiiied or wounded. FAMMOWILEnER Delightful Meeting of Euzciian (lass —Mr. A. E. Fioyd Ceiebratcs 85th Hirthday—Tom Thumb Wedding March i5. !'. T. A. MEETS MONDAY (My Mrs. H. C. Inman) Fairmont, Match 10.—A most de iightfui meeting of the Euzciian ciass of the Baptist church was held at the home of Mrs. Cari Pittman, teach er. There are 21 members and there were 2t present, although a few visi tors present, although a few visitors counted as members. Miss Maude Muiiock, 3rd vice presi dent, who conducts the devotionai. caiied on each one for a Hibic verse, after which each one joined it) a sen tence prayer. The "i'urpies", who have as cap tain Miss Holiis Pittman, arc ieading the "Colds", who have Miss Ciemin tine Stephens as captain. The contest wiii iast untii next month, and touch interest is being shown. The ciass wiii get the Euzciian pins and a pennant in a short white. Those making ]<)() per cent on the 6-point record system for the past month are as foiiows: Misses Cicmin tinc Stephens and Myrtice Pittman, anti Mrs. Cari Pittman. The program, whieh was very much enjoyed, consisted of "An Observa tion Tour" to any targe city and then "conic to earth" and name the things yon saw. Mrs. T S. Teague won the prize by naming fifty objects, after which a string of hearts was produc ed. earl) guest being btind-fotdcd and cutting a heart from the string and no one reading their "fortune"^ which was printed oh the heart, untit the iast was cut. The reading provoked much taughter. A few games were atso enjoyed. Airs. Pittman served detie ious congeaied fruit saiad and sattines. The Aprii meeting witt be held with (Continued on page 4.) Parkton's Pride Under Annua! Inspection Co. !...()«<- of am! !!est in State. !!a« )a!t<-n(tn Kew !,ife— Mr. tno. f'.So ith Kitted hy Train— th'uhte-ttcadrr.Marriage, ! H ( ! tHi \!KKT\!\MH\r \TS( H(HH, H(H SE M \H( H!! fBv ( D Milliwmson) t';n!.!"!). Mit'!t)7 do.!, S. C. N. G,metaitiua,):orvtonightfor:)n nu.tliu pcituutv.ititAiai. Ho)<hsand Maj. Friar. Sixty-eight were present.) After the regular drill :n) l inspection. Alajllohitsumdcabricfspeithtoth" (ompanv. which wan very encourag ing, and loudty applauded. Alaj. Friar also nuule a :phndid ;;u-e<!). stating that t o. [.was oneof the oldest com.j panics in the State, an;) on- of the best it) tin* state. Mn h ntore could be said concerning theT'o., hut we ru h: on. Alany visitors present tonight, Mr. J. A., Currie ahd others from Lumlrer Bridge. Capt. Eli Wishatt of Lumber ton, Lieut. 1-loyd and Rudolph Kinlaw, ofLumberton. Our town is very proto) of our mil-! itary company. It has recently taken on new life und the officers are very much encourage). Lilted by Train. Air. John P. Smith, aged 70, was killed Sunday morning atH:30 by south-bound train No. S3. Mr. Smith was a brother of Mrs. C. I'hitlips of our town and spent the night with his ' sister an<l was on his way home and was walking the railroad when the awful tradegy occurred. The funeral was conducted from the residence ofi Mrs. Phillips this afternoon at 2 o'-j clock, and the interment was in the I'arkton cemetery Funeral attended by a number of relatives and friends, Rev. J. J. Powers officiating. Deceased was never married and lived alone one mile from town, and is survived by only one sister, Mrs. ; Christian Philiipsof Parkton. A double-header marriage took place in Lumbprton Sunday afternoon, Miss Esther Lancaster of Parkton and Air. Kdgar Alaness of Pembroke, and ! Miss Iris Hall of Tarkton and Mr. Alarion Locklair of Pembroke. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Moorehouse, pastor „f the First Pres-; byterian church of Lumberton. The j marriages were not tunaway affairs, all parties concerned were aware and this w-c say is the.right way, not make it a secret, and have people guessing. I he brides are two of our towns fair, cst and accomplished ladies, while the grooms are young men of fine busi ness capacity, and they share our best wishes attd congratulations. There may be others to report but the Lord only knows, we only know the senior class of 1927 is fast falling off. The following members of the bas ketball team left tonight for Raleigh: Capt. William Blount, Duncan Hugh es, Itaymon Canady, Rennie Blount, Dan McDiarmrd, Jack Thompson, j Jno. Hughes, Haywood Garris, and Prof. H. D. Lassiter, coach. Here's j hoping the boys may win. Death of J. L. Memory. The many friends of Mr. J. L. Mcnmry will barn with sorrow of his sad death. He died this morning at 10 30 o'clock, at his sister's, Mrs. T. B. McNeill's, and the funeral will be conducted Tuesday at the McFayden cemetery at 3 o'clock p. m. Deceased was a highly respected citizen of Grays Creek township, ars) moved with hisiaAiily to Wilmington about h< years ago, and was engaged as a master mechanic, and his health failed horn and while on a visit to his sister Mrs. McNeill, was taken ill and was unable to recover. Everything was done in his behalf fen* his recov ery but all failed. The stricken fam-, ily have our sympathy The 1-H. hoys and girl§ of Parkton will give an entertainment at the school auditorium Friday night, the 11th, at 7 30 o'clock. This entertainment is under the care of the county demonstration agents. Aliss Carl, home agent and Mr. O. (). Dukes, farm agent. Detightful Alusic Recital A delightful music recital was en joyed by a fair-sized audience at the highj siptool auditorium Tuesday cve ning)\Those taking part in the pro- i gram wgre: Airs. Bertram Robeson of Red Springs, violinist; Airs. L. R Var scr amt'Airs. J. A Martin, who sang several duc ts; Mrs Gordon Ross Hen cigar of Halifax, Nova Scotia, pianist; Airs f A. AIcNeiil, piano accompan ist. Each nuntbt-r was applauded with; insi.-ti-mc that would mg tie denied and each one of these artists had to give several encores. The Woman's !ub. under the auspices of which the recital 'was givet, realized about'$30. Fake advantage of our 30-day speciat—.10 percent discount. Be ginning starch 1st. we witt dry c)ean men's suits for 7ae and tadies' coats and dresses for 31. up. these prices to he paid cash upon detivery of goods. We are aware of the scarcity of cash among our trade at the pres ent time and as a token of our appre ciation of your business in the past, we are offering to put your ctothes in shape at these tow prices, assuring you that they wit! receive our most arefut attention. Lt MBEttTOX t)KY Ot.EAXtXO (JO. Eddie L. McXeitt, Mgr. I - Phone 94 WHY TWO SE€T!()X9. ttrdmattiy The Robesonian does { not run two sections unless it has more than 8 pages, hut a shipment of roils of the size to print 8 pages has iteen delayed on the toad, } which explains why two sections are used for 8 pages in today's issue. — Mrs. Atex Sessoms underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Thompson Memoria! hospitat Monday and is getting along nicety. —Ttte departnwnt of titerature of the Woman's dub wiH meet, in the h< me economics room of the high school building Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. ' —Miss Rosa i.yt' h Stacy, daugh ter of Mr. H. H. Staey, returned home yesterday from the Thompson Memor. iai hospital, where she took treatment for about 10 days Her condition is much improved. —Mr. Oscar M. Israel returned this morning from New York, where he went to buy shoes and merchandise for the Guarantee shoe store and the I. & W. store. —Mr. L. T. Britt of Wcndeii pass ed through town Tuesday enroutc home from St. Pauls, where he had been to took after farming interests. Mr. Britt iived in St. Pauls until about 5 years ago. - A buiiding permit has %een let to Mr. Waltace C. (Buck) Norment for the erection of a 10 x 60 ft. fill ing station at the corner of Sixth and Water streets, the cost of the struc ture to be approximately $2,000. —Representative and Mrs. W M. Oliver and daughter, little Miss Doro thy, passed through Lumberton yes terday afternoon enroute to their home at Marietta from Raleigh, where Mr. Oliver was one of Robeson's mem lans of the lower house of the Gen eral Assembiy. Mrs. Oliver was with her husband patt of the session and their daughter was in school at Hick ory for two months, Mr. ami Mrs. Oliver going to Hickory for her Sun day. Poultry Specialist* Locate !n Lumberton Representatives from Purina Mill Co operating with Home and Farm Agents. ' Miss Bessie Eubanks and Mrs. Prances Tyre, pouttry specialists and representatives from the Purina Mills, St. Louis, Mo., arrived in Lumberton yesterday and witl spend some time here in poultry work, co-operating with the hopte demonstration agent and the county farm demonstrator. The specialists are from the educa tionat department of the Purina Mills, and they will occupy their time while here in culling, finding diseases and advising about flocks in general. They have just conducted successful cam paigns at Mullins, Marion and Dillon, S. C. Anyone interested in their work and wishing them to view flocks may get in touch with them through Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm agent, Miss Flora !a*e ( art, home demonstration agent, or John F French & Co. TolarsviHe Home D. Club Meet* With Mr*. T. W. Maxwell Garden Contest Explained and Every Member Enrolls—( tub Meeting is * the fine Bright Spot. (By Mrs. N. M. Johnson.) St. 1'auis B. t, March H.—The Feb ruary meeting of the Tolarsvitle M. D. was held with Mrs. T. W. Max wei! on the 28th. There were a good many present besides the members. We were fortunate in having Mr. Morrow, garden specalist, with us. We dispensed with business meeting and turned the hour over to him. He ex plained the Garden contest that is? be ing put on by the Extension Service and every member enroiled. We were then given a chance to ask questions and we readily avaiied ourselves of this opportunity. Every physe of gar dening, front "where to get the best seed" to. "how to cook it" was dis cussed. We were surprised and grati fied to find a man that coutd answer questions so satisfactorily. It was aitogether a most worth while meeting and we came away feel ing that it was good to be there." Let me say right here if club work (tid nothing more than get the poor, oid insulated country woman out of her rut it would be weil worth while. Xeighbothood visitiug is a thing of tin past and the (-tub meeting is the one bright spot in a drab month. Long may it wave! fOMMEMEMEXT !Xt M AHONS [At us furnish your commencement invitutions and caiiing cards. We have a com [dote tine of samptes which we shait be giad to show you. THE KOBESOMAX, LuBtberton, X. C.